Wash-basin assembly



April 1943. R. G. FENSCH ETAL WASH-BASIN ASSEMBLY Filed March 27, 1942 wINVENTORJ 64/; W07:

ZUmow-d) I ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 27, 1943 WASH-BASIN ASSEMBLY Richard G. Fensch and GuyWhite, Mansfield,

Ohio, assig'nors to The Humphreys Manufacturing Company, Mansfield,Ohio, at corporation of Ohio Application March 27, 1942, Serial No.436,456

'1 Claim.

This invention relates to lavatories or washbasin assemblies.

Its chief object is to provide an assembly adapted to avoid excessivesplashing of water flowing from the faucet into the basin at the startof the filling of the basin and until enough water has accumulated inthe basin to serve the purpose.

Further objects are to provide simple, economical and self-cleaningsplash-preventing means.

Of the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a wash-basin assembly embodying ourinvention in its preferred form.

Fig. 2 is a vertical middle section of the lower portion of the basinand associated parts.

Referring to the drawing, the assembly comprises a basin it) formed withthe usual overflow apertures H, II leading to the usual overflow passagel2, and with a waste aperture l3 in which is seated a cup-shapedvalve-seat member M which is held in place by a valve-guiding andwaste-conducting sleeve l5 which is threaded into the lower end of thevalve-seat member l4 and is sealed to the bottom face of the basin by arubber-and-metal washer l6 and a clamping nut [1.

The valve member, [8, can be of the pop-up type, as shown, and the meansfor raising and lowering it are of known construction.

My invention resides in placing the waste aperture l3, and cup-shapedvalve-seat member M, in such position as to receive, preferably at theircenters, the incoming stream of water from the faucet, l9, space beingprovided in the member M for the raising and lowering of the valve l8,and in mounting in the mouth of the member M a screen 20, preferably ofwoven wire mesh, adapted to break up the stream of water without causingit to splash excessively. A large part 01' the water that first reachesit passes through its meshes into the cup-shaped member 14, and evenafter the latter is filled, the screen receives the water with lesssplashing than is caused by the stream hitting an imperforate surface.

This arrangement has proven to be highly effective for preventingobjectionable splashing; it is of simple and economical construction; itis self-cleaning; and it does not interfere with the employment of theusual types of waste-valve assemblies, such as that of the pop-up valvehere shown. The screen can be removably mounted in the cup-shaped memberM to provide easy access to the interior of the latter for cleaningpurposes or for lifting out of the valve member l8.

Also, upon loosening of the clamping nut H and withdrawal of theoperating rod, 2|, the cupshaped valve-seat member M can readily beunscrewed from the sleeve I5 and it and the valve member 3 removed fromthe basin, as for cleaning or for the substitution of a new part.

Various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claim.

We claim:

A wash-basin assembly comprising a faucet, a basin formed with a Wasteoutlet in the path of water flowing from the faucet, a cup-shapedvalve-seat member mounted in the outlet, a valve associated with thevalve-seat member, and a screen formed with a multiplicity of aperturesand mounted over the mouth of the cup-shaped member, the interior of thecup-shaped member being of such dimensions as to permit the valve tomove therein in the opening and closing of the valve, the apertures ofthe screen being so numerous and small and defined by such narrowmembers that the stream of water passes through the screen substantiallywithout splashing from the faces of said members.

RICHARD G. FENSCH. GUY WmTE.

